On December 31, 2025, at 9:04 AM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning the Bronze Medal at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held in Doha. This followed Erigaisi's Bronze Medal win at the FIDE Rapid Chess Championship. In a post on X, Modi stated "India's strides in chess continue! Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi for winning the Bronze at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship in Doha, following his bronze medal in FIDE Rapid Chess Championship recently. His skills, patience and passion are exemplary. His successes will continue to inspire our youth. My best wishes to him @ArjunErigaisi". The release ID is 2209983 and the visitor panel is 875. The press release is available in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bengali-TR, Manipuri, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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Arjun Erigaisi: Indian chess grandmaster who won a bronze medal at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship.
Doha: Location of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship.
FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship: A global chess competition where Arjun Erigaisi won a bronze medal.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Congratulates Arjun Erigaisi on
Winning Bronze at FIDE World Blitz Chess
Championship
प्रव तथ: 31 DEC 2025 9:04AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today congratulated Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for
securing the Bronze Medal at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held in Doha. This achievement
comes shortly after his Bronze Medal win at the FIDE Rapid Chess Championship, marking another proud
moment for India in the global chess arena.
In a post on X, Shri Modi stated:
“India’s strides in chess continue!
Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi for winning the Bronze at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship in
Doha, following his bronze medal in FIDE Rapid Chess Championship recently. His skills, patience and
passion are exemplary. His successes will continue to inspire our youth. My best wishes to him.
@ArjunErigaisi”
India’s strides in chess continue!
Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi for winning the Bronze at the FIDE World Blitz
Chess Championship in Doha, following his bronze medal in FIDE Rapid Chess
Championship recently. His skills, patience and passion are exemplary. His
successes…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 31, 2025
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